Waterproof basket.



1. A. BRUDER.

WATERPROOF BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1916.

1,21 1 ,'l Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

JOSEPH A. BRUDER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATERPROOF BASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 9, 1917.

Application filed March 8, 1916. Serial No. 82,786.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. BRUDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vaterproof Baskets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in waterproof baskets, the object of the invention being to provide a waterproof basket which is composed of flexible material, preferably of paper and straw, which is waterproof, and which may be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price.

A further object is to provide a basket of the character stated which is designed for use as a receptacle for flowers, ferns, moss, and other growing or cut plants or flowers, and which will be ornamental and attractive in appearance.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a view in side elevation illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of the basket shown in Fig. 1, the handle being broken off, and Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of a modified form of basket which has no handle.

l represents a receptacle which is in the form of a cup, and composed of waxed paper, relatively heavy, so as to maintain its shape. The receptacle 1 has a bottom 2, which is provided with a depending flange 3, inclosed by the upturned lip 4 at the lower end of the body portion of the receptacle.

The lip 4, flange 3, and outside wall of the receptacle l form three thicknesses which when thoroughly waxed, present a strong and rigid support for the basket, and these thicknesses are further strengthened by tacks or other securing devices 5, which project through the three thicknesses of paper and into the ends of a handle 6.

'Ihe handle 6 is in the form of a bail, and

preferably comprises a thin strip of wood or other fibrous material. The ends of the handle are located against the outside of the receptacle l, and extend throughout the length of the receptacle, the eXtreme lower ends of the handles being secured by the tacks 5, and other securing devices 7 are projected through the upper portion of the receptacle and through the handle 6, thereby rigidly securing the handle to both sides of the receptacle.

The receptacle l is inclosed in an ornamental braid 8 which is wound about the receptacle, covering the ends of the handle 6, and secured at its ends in any approved manner. I preferably employ an adhesive to compel the braid to lie smooth on the receptacle, and preferably secure the ends by metallic securing devices 9.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is constructed precisely like that shown in Figs. l and 2, except that the handle is omitted, and the receptacle is of slightly different shape. The braid 8 employed is preferably of straw, and the different strands may be of different colors so as to give an ornamental and attractive appearance.

In order to distinguish'my invention from receptacles of glass, metal, rubber, etc., I shall in the claim refer to the receptacle of fibrous material, using this term to cover broadly paper or analogous material which is rendered waterproof by subjecting the same to an impregnation or coating of wax or analogous composition.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

As a new article of manufacture, a waterproof basket comprising a receptacle having a reinforced supporting portion at its lower end formed by three thicknesses of material, a bail handle having its ends located outside of the receptacle, securing devices extending through the three thiclmesses of In testimony whereof I have signed my material and into the handle, additional sename to this specification in the presence of Curing devices at the upper portion of the two subscribing witnesses.

receptacle securing the handle thereto, and JOSEPH A. BRUDER. 5 overlapping strands of ornamental braid Witnesses:

Wound around the receptacle and secured MARGARET M. BRUDER,

thereto, substantially as described. CHAS. E. POTTS..

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

